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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-10-13, Page 244.6111IMMINIM1101111, IS YOUR SUBSCRIPTION DUE FOR RENEWAL? IT'S EASY TO FIND OUT.. JUST CHECK YOUR MAILING ADDRESS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF YOUR NEWSPAPER. EXAMPLE Doe, John H. R.R. 2, Kippen, Ont. °cur 0484. In order to keep rising costs under control we have initiated a new system for subscription renewals. Effective immediately we are asking our subscribers to check their mailing labels to determine the renewal date for their newspaper. Subscription reminder notices will not be mailed...so please check your label. THIS IS THE MONTH YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES THIS IS THE YEAR YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES (1977) PLEASE WATCH YOUR LABEL AND RENEW BEFORE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES ONE YEARe$11"-- TWO YEARSa$21°°— AMERICANN$22°° 'Or exefer nitessAttoomfre By JACK RIDDELL MPP Huron-Middlesex Farmers have been asking about the Stabilization Plan for corn and as indicated in a previous column there definitely will be a corn plan but all the details had not been worked out until just recently with the Federal Government. I am pleased to announce that the Federal Government has agreed to accept farm to farm sales but to be eligible for the stabilization program the corn must be weighed, and documented sales of corn moving off farms in Ontario, with sales slips and weigh slips with sellers' and buyers' signatures must be provided, for the Farm Income Stabilization Commission, The corn does not necessarily have to be weighed at an elevator scale but if the scale is suitable from the standpoint of both the seller and the purchaser and a weigh ticket is made out this will be acceptance for claim pur- poses. The plan will cover sales of shelled corn, corn on the cob and high moisture corn calculated to a maximum 15.5 per cent moisture and 56 lbs or the metric equivalent per bushel. The minimum requirement is 10 metric tons and the maximum " is 1,000 metric tons. The plan will cover sales between September 1st, 1977 and August 31st, 1978. Each participant must obtain, complete and file an application form with the Commission Office, postmarked not later than January 16th, 1978. Application forms will be available at the County Ministry of Agriculture and Food Offices and probably at all elevators. No cash enrollment fees are payable at the time of enrollment for 1977. The amount of fee will be calculated and deducted from any payment to the producer using the following formula- One third participant con- tribution and two-thirds govern- ment. The corn stabilization plan stabilizes the price of corn bet- ween 90 per cent and 95 per cent of the immediate past 5 year average market price plus an allowance for changes in cash cost of production. The Federal Corn Stabilization plan supports producers up to the 90 per cent. When the cost of production is below the stabilization level based on market price and changes in cash cost, the cost of production becomes the stabilization price. If this plan had been in effect in 1976, then payment to producers would have been $2.18 from the Federal Plan, 11 cents from the Provincial Plan amounting to $2.29. Payment if appropriate will be made as soon as possible after August 31st, 1978. Proof of sales, dated and completed must be submitted by each producer to the Commission. Participants who have purchased corn or corn equivalents must also report these transactions. The commission will then calculate the eligible product by using the appropriate moisture conversion factors and by sub- stracting any purchase of corn grains or prepared feeds con- verted to corn equivalents. This plan covers net sales only and does not cover corn sold by corn dealers. I trust farmers are aware that there will be a deficiency payment to corn producers of 6 cents a bushel on grain corn crop sold between September 1st, 1976 and August 31st, 1977, The payment is based on dry shelled corn, basis 15.5 per cent mositure. Sales of cob corn at high moisture levels will be converted to the dry shelled basis. The support level for the 1976 corn crop under the Agricultural Stabilization Act was announced in April at $2.18 per bushel. The national weighted average price during the crop year was $2.12 per bushel. The difference bet- ween the support price and the average market price is the amount of the stabilization payment. Corn producers should apply to the Agricultural Stabilization Board in Ottawa for their stabilization payment. Claim forms will be available from Federal and Provincial District Agricultural Offices by about mid October. Stabilization payments will be made on all legitimate sales of grain corn through the normal commercial system such as sales to elevators, feed mills, grain dealers and commercial end users, such as starch companies, distillers, feedlots and other livestock and poultry feeding operations. Sales of seed corn and silage are not eligible for support. Producers must submit satisfactory documentation of their corn sales, showing the name of the buyer and seller, date of sale, date and location of delivery, quantity sold, moisture content and price. In determining the date of sale the Stabilization Board will consider both the date of delivery and when title to the grain actually changed hands. Individual producers may claim stabilization payment on up to 39,000 bushel of corn sales with the first 400 bushel being See our selection of KRA FTS including Macrame and paint yourself Krafts. BUTLER'S p o St Det. re 397-t.APiO.5t., Exeter. Times-Advocate, October 13, 1977 Page 24 4s", Yo.v.zwerc. Corn stabilization plan deducted from each clailrl. As in other stabilization programs legitimate partnership may be able to claim for additional eligibility if the individual part- ners can show separate and distinct investment, labour, Management and profit-sharing in their joint operation. This year the farmers will record their sales in bushels on the application form, while next year, in keeping with metric conversion, the records will be One on a tonne basis. I think farmers should also be aware of relatively new Federal legislation known as the Advance payments for crops act. This aet is aimed at evening out marketings over the storage life of a crop and giving farmers the chance to sell part of their crop later in the season when prices are usually higher than at -har- vest time. The legislation is administered by Agriculture Canada's Grains and Special Crops Division. Under the Act producer groups can apply for loans in order to make advance payments to producers who store their crop at harvest time and sell it at a later date. To be eligible to receive the guaranteed loans, producer groups must represent a sizable part of the production of a crop in a specified area. They must also have financial and staff capability to administer advance payments and be able to show that such payments will improve orderly marketing of the crop, Storable crops such as grains, beans, free fruits, cole and root crops, honey and maple syrup are covered by the Act, In addition to standing behind the loans, the Federal Govern- ment pays the interest on them. This allows farmers to get in- terest free cash advances on produce they are putting into storage. These advances will help farmers meet their production cost in the post harvest period without having to sell most of their crop at that time. HARVEST TIME IN THE APPLE ORCHARD — Eighteen years ago Harry Hartleib planted a half-acre in Dashwood with dwarf apple trees so that he would have something to do when he retired from Lon- don's Somerville Industries. The orchard has been keeping him so busy since retirement that he says he sometimes thinks of going back to work for a rest. 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